Sleek, modern, and freshly rebooted, Waterman’s Harbor is a beacon of new, wedged into a prime waterfront site on Dana Point Harbor’s salt-worn embarcadero. Open since September, the glossy space draws the same crowd of locals, tourists, and Catalina Express passengers that kept the crusty Jolly Roger alive on this footprint for 40 years. This 300-seat whale offers scenic views of the harbor.

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Merging design with Swiss engineering, MGS of Milan is proud to unveil Black Steel, a new, refined industrial finish option in solid stainless steel that is clean, modern and strikingly edgy. Select products in the MGS Modern Beauty Bath Collection are now available in Black Steel, and Purcell Murray is proud to bring these sleek […]

Nothing is more stressful then having to sit in traffic, especially after enduring a long day at work. For those of you with long commutes, I feel your pain, and humbly offer you a few destinations for a great glass of wine while you monitor your Sigalert. The Winery Restaurant and Wine Bar: “Crush Hour” […]

True, though it wasn’t always so. The missionaries began raising cattle here for hides and tallow in the 1770s, and the hungry miners of the Gold Rush finally made meat a profitable business. Prior to World War II, Orange County had about 30,000 head at any given time. Since then, our population has grown exponentially […]

The most impressive thing about my senior year of high school was my stint as kanzler of the German Club, better even than my strong finish in the Great Hallways Race of 1974 when, wearing long underwear and a crude cape, I ran straight into the waiting arms of an unsmiling vice principal. Under my […]

Last weekend, a little birdie led me to Orange Coast‘s 2014 Restaurant of the Year, Little Sparrow in downtown Santa Ana, where I’ve had some of the best cocktails yet. So good in fact, that I had trouble selecting just one to highlight this week. Utilizing the best of what’s in season, their rotating roster […]

Landmark Brea destination Taps opens its third location on the Irvine side of The Market Place. Chef Andrew Monterrosa’s menu combines flavors of France, Asia, and New Orleans. Standout dishes include short rib meatballs and sizzling Japanese hamachi. Start with oysters, either on the half shell, charbroiled, or Rockefeller; finish with tableside butter cake. Unlike […]

The biggest and best Orange County farmers market marks its two-decade anniversary Saturday

Just about all Orange County farmers market denizens agree: The Saturday Irvine market is the best in O.C. Superb suppliers Scarborough Farms and Cal Poly Pomona’s agriculture department choose it as their exclusive O.C. selling sites, and they’re excellent additions to a roster already overfilled with other quality sellers. This Saturday, Aug. 1, the market […]

Repurposed as a food hall, this 1919 remnant of Anaheim’s citrus industry is the nexus of a downtown revitalization. No detail was too small in turning Anaheim’s last-standing citrus packing house into a destination food hall. The city approached Linda and Shaheen Sadeghi, hoping the developers of The Lab and The Camp in Costa Mesa […]

Find pan roasts, bouillabaisse, jambalaya, gumbo, étouffée, and a lot more that does right by Southern-style seafood at new Kettlebar Steam Cooking in Tustin. Its first location is among the most popular destinations at the Anaheim Packing House, but this spot in the fledgling Union Market at The District is smart looking and far more […]

Cask ale is kind of like seeing your favorite band live at Coachella. Bottled beer? Sort of like streaming it on periscope. Not only is cask ale a real living thing; it’s fresh, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated, and, if done properly, is super bright and delicious. Sadly, not a lot of places in Orange County serve cask ales. […]